Server, method, and system for providing maintenance management service for industrial machine to client computer

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2022011765-A1
Application number	US-201917293408-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Dec 17, 2019
Priority date	Feb 28, 2019
Publication date	Jan 13, 2022
Grant date	—

Abstract

A server displays information about a plurality of industrial machines on a display of a client computer. The server includes a storage device, a processor, and a communication device. The storage device stores state data indicative of states of a plurality of industrial machines. The processor determines remaining lives of the plurality of industrial machines from the state data. The processor generates data indicative of a machine list screen. The machine list screen includes identifiers of the plurality of industrial machines and the remaining lives. The communication device outputs the data indicative of the machine list screen to a client computer via a communication network.

First claim

1 . A server for displaying information about a plurality of industrial machines on a display of a client computer, the server comprising:
a storage device that stores state data indicative of states of the plurality of industrial machines; a processor configured to
determine remaining lives of the plurality of industrial machines from the state data and
generate data indicative of a machine list screen including identifiers of the plurality of industrial machines and the remaining lives; and
a communication device that outputs the data indicative of the machine list screen to the client computer via a communication network.

2 . The server according to claim 1 , wherein
the plurality of industrial machines are arranged in a plurality of areas, a plurality of local computers communicatively connected to each of the plurality of industrial machines are arranged in the plurality of areas, the communication device receives the state data from the plurality of local computers, and the machine list screen includes the identifiers and the remaining lives of the plurality of industrial machines arranged in the plurality of areas.

3 . The server according to claim 1 , wherein
the machine list screen includes the remaining lives of a plurality of components included in each of the plurality of industrial machines.

4 . The server according to claim 3 , wherein
the machine list screen displays the plurality of components in different colors according to the remaining lives.

5 . The server according to claim 1 , wherein
the processor is further configured to generate a machine individual screen including identifiers and remaining lives of a plurality of components included in at least one industrial machine selected from the plurality of industrial machines, and the communication device outputs data indicative of the machine individual screen to the client computer via the communication network.

6 . The server according to claim 5 , wherein
on the machine individual screen, at least a part of the plurality of components is listed in order from the one having the shortest remaining life.

7 . The server according to claim 5 , wherein
the plurality of components includes a motor and a plurality of movable components connected to the motor, the processor is further configured to determine from the state data the one having the shortest remaining life among the plurality of movable components, and the machine individual screen includes the identifier and the remaining life of the movable component having the shortest remaining life.

8 . A method performed by a processor to display information about a plurality of industrial machines on a display of a client computer, the method comprising:
acquiring state data indicative of states of the plurality of industrial machines; determining remaining lives of the plurality of industrial machines from the state data; generating data indicative of a machine list screen including identifiers of the plurality of industrial machines and the remaining lives; and outputting the data indicative of the machine list screen to the client computer via a communication network.

9 . The method according to claim 8 , wherein
the plurality of industrial machines are arranged in a plurality of areas, a plurality of local computers communicatively connected to each of the plurality of industrial machines are arranged in the plurality of areas, the acquiring the state data includes receiving the state data from the plurality of local computers, and the machine list screen includes the identifiers and the remaining lives of the plurality of industrial machines arranged in the plurality of areas.

10 . The method according to claim 8 , wherein
the machine list screen includes the remaining lives of a plurality of components included in each of the plurality of industrial machines.

11 . The method according to claim 10 , wherein
the machine list screen displays the plurality of components in different colors according to the remaining lives.

12 . The method according to claim 8 , further comprising:
generating a machine individual screen including identifiers and remaining lives of a plurality of components included in at least one industrial machine selected from the plurality of industrial machines; and outputting data indicative of the machine individual screen to the client computer via the communication network.

13 . The method according to claim 12 , wherein
on the machine individual screen, at least a part of the plurality of components is listed in order from the one having the shortest remaining life.

14 . The method according to claim 12 , wherein
the plurality of components includes a motor and a plurality of movable components connected to the motor, the processor is further configured to determine from the state data the one having the shortest remaining life among the plurality of movable components, and the machine individual screen includes the identifier and the remaining life of the movable component having the shortest remaining life.

15 . (canceled)

16 . A system comprising:
a storage device that stores state data indicative of states of a plurality of industrial machines; a processor configured to
determine remaining lives of the plurality of industrial machines from the state data and
generate data indicative of a machine list screen including identifiers of the plurality of industrial machines and the remaining lives; and
a display that displays the machine list screen.

Assignees

• Komatsu Ind Corp

Inventors

• Funabashi Kouji
• Masato Yusuke
• Fukumura Taketoshi
• Doba Eiji

Classifications

• Y02P90/80

  Management or planning · CPC title

• G06Q10/20 Primary

  Administration of product repair or maintenance · CPC title

• G05B23/0283 Primary

  Predictive maintenance, e.g. involving the monitoring of a system and, based on the monitoring results, taking decisions on the maintenance schedule of the monitored system; Estimating remaining useful life [RUL] (preventive maintenance, i.e. planning maintenance according to the available resources without monitoring the system G06Q10/06) · CPC title